2023-03-21 - Resources for First Confession and First Communion, the effects of contraception on society, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Bobby Angel to discuss his Ascension Press project for First Confession and First Communion. Other guests include Mary Eberstadt, author of “Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited,” and Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, on prayer and fasting in the monastery during Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-17 - Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland and successor of St. Patrick, to share a reflection and give an Irish blessing. Other guests include Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday in Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-16 - Tips for combating lust, Lenten recipes, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to talk about ways to combat the deadly sin of lust. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with Lenten recipes, and Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo on why St. Joseph is referred to as the Light of Patriarchs. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-15 - Bridging the communications “generation gap,” the St. Patrick Friday dispensation debate, and more…

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Bill Schmitt from OnWord to talk about how different generations process information differently. Other guests include canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on the debate over being allowed to eat meat when St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday, and Gary Zimak with more thoughts on giving up worry for Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-14 - How do monks give alms, more station churches in Rome, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, to discuss how monks can participate in almsgiving if they’ve taken a vow of poverty. Other guests include Liz Lev with more on Rome’s Lenten station churches, and Steve Ray on prayer and intercession in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-13 - The real St. Patrick,This Week in Catholic History, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk to Fr. Patrick Briscoe about the real St. Patrick and his thoughts on the spiritual life. Other guests include Brendan Hodge on artificial intelligence and the synod, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-10 - St. John Ogilvie and the Martyrs of Sebaste, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell look at the stories of St. John Ogilvie and the Martyrs of Sebaste on their memorial. Guests include Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Sunday Mass readings, and Robert Tunmire on a virtual conference for Catholic men this weekend. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more…

2023-03-09 - Celebrating the memorial of St. Dominic Savio, healing trauma during Lent, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Steve Ryan, SDB, to talk about St. Dominic Savio on his memorial. Other guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on healing trauma during Lent, and Gary Michuta with more thoughts on the impact of Vatican II on the wider culture. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more...

2023-03-08 - The Station Churches of Rome... defending the legacy of John Paul II, and more!

Good morning! On today's show, Anna Mitchell begins a new series with art historian Liz Lev to learn about a few of the Lenten Station Churches in Rome - today, San Clemente and Santa Maria in Trastevere. We'll talk about recent attempts to undermine the legacy of Pope St. John Paul II with Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra. Karlo Broussard will counter another Protestant argument against the primacy of Peter in the Council of Jerusalem. Plus news, weather, sports and more!

2023-03-07 - The Best of the Son Rise Morning Show

The Best of the Son Rise Morning Show!

2023-03-06 - St. Athanasius on the incarnation, This Week in Catholic History, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. John Gavin, S.J., to discuss how the Catechism incorporates reflections from St. Athanasius on the incarnation of Jesus. Other guests include Brendan Hodge from the Pillar on the concept of diocesan mergers, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-03 - Celebrating St. Katharine Drexel, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell mark the optional memorial of St. Katharine Drexel with Dr. Matthew Bunson. Other guests include Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-02 - Lenten meatless recipe ideas, remembering our death, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Rita Heikenfeld from About Eating to discuss more meatless Lenten recipe ideas. Other guests include Fr. Robert Nixon with more thoughts from Thomas a Kempis on the meaning of death, and Gary Michuta to unpack the ideas swirling around the Church and the culture in the early 1970’s. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-03-01 - Beginning the month of St. Joseph, focusing our families on Christ, and more!

Good morning1 On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk about March as the month on the Church calendar dedicated to St. Joseph. Guests include Dr. John Cuddeback on the concept of man and woman, Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on focusing our families on Christ, and Gary Zimak with more thoughts on giving up worry for Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

2023-02-28 - Divine intimacy in prayer, following Padre Pio, and more!

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, to discuss the concept of divine intimacy in prayer. Other guests include Brett Thoman, author of the new book “Following Padre Pio,” and Steve Ray on caves and kings in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...